Walmart Getting Back Into Gun Business At Many Stores

After several years of selling rifles and ammunition at only one-third of its stores in the U.S., Walmart has decided to introduce the products back to store shelves in nearly half of its 3,600+ stores.

“We made a business decision to sell them in certain stores because we have realized the appeal was perhaps broader than we thought,” a Walmart rep tells the Wall Street Journal. “But we are committed to doing it responsibly as possible, as always, in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws.”

The Journal reports that most of the Walmarts where rifles are being reintroduced are in rural markets, some of these stores are in more urbanized areas like Spokane, WA, and Albuquerque.